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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Jul 2020
Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia Report

"Let’s park the lines from Mr Cummings, shall we? The Conservative party takes money from the Russians, No. 10 suppressed the report, and the Prime Minister forgot that his first duty is the security of the British people. So will the Minister go away and tell the Prime Minister to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am afraid that the lack of sense displayed by some parts of the British public is putting retail workers under enormous pressure and threat. Retail workers often cannot be 2 metres apart from other people, especially at checkouts. This point was brought home to me by a constituent who …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 11 Feb 2020
Retail Workers: Protection

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. This is an incredibly important debate, and it has been one of remarkable consensus on the scale of the problem. I hope the Minister will have some good news in a few minutes’ time in response to the call …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Retail Crime Prevention

"I, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend on his brilliant work over the years to support shop workers and the way that he has tried to get the Government to change their approach to the law. The wider damage done by crimes against shop workers affects staff, businesses and, at …..."
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Written Question
Agriculture: Recruitment
Tuesday 8th October 2019

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the poultry meat sector has access to the labour it needs in any future scenario.

Answered by Brandon Lewis

It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2019
Emergency Summit on Knife Crime

"The disappointment about the Minister’s objection to the urgent question is not about us in here, but about the impact it will have on the families and on victims who have survived. Honestly, these are great opportunities for her to take examples and hear feedback from around the country on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Mar 2019
Knife Crime

"My constituent Sam Cook was stabbed to death a year ago in Liverpool city centre, on the night he was celebrating his 21st birthday. His mum, Gill Radcliffe, asked me to tell the Home Secretary to remember that this is not just a London issue, but a national problem. When …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 19 Feb 2019
Merseyside Police Funding

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I completely endorse everything my right hon. and hon. Friends have said, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg) on securing this debate.

Sam Cook, my constituent, was murdered in Liverpool city …..."
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Written Question
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
Monday 28th January 2019

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foetal alcohol spectrum disorders will be covered in his department's alcohol strategy.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Government recognises that foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) can have a significant impact on the early years development of children and their life chances. The Department for Health and Social Care is continuing to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant by working with PHE, NHS England, local commissioners, royal colleges and regulatory bodies.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. A 2% increase in pay and prices will cost Merseyside police £6.2 million extra. I know the Minister for Policing and the Fire Service wants the police precept to double, but that will not come anywhere near covering that £6.2 million figure, so unless the Government fund the increase …..."
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